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Elvis Costello Meets Anne Sofie von Otter on the Remarkable New
Collaborative Album For The Stars
CD Release Set For April 10, 2001 From Deutsche Grammophon
(New York, NY, April 2, 2001) - Elvis Costello -- one of the most
prolific and diverse artists of our time - has joined forces with
the incomparable singer Anne Sofie von Otter for a collaborative new
album entitled For The Stars. A remarkable collection of contemporary
songs arranged and produced by Costello, the record is a daring
departure for von Otter, who has been hailed as one of the finest
mezzo-sopranos in the U.S. and Europe. For the Stars will be released
on April 10, 2001 on the historic Deutsche Grammophon label.
Costello and von Otter are a match made in heaven. Theirs is a
musical love affair destined to entrance legions of new admirers for
von Otter, while dazzling loyal Costello fans alike. The pairing
evolved over a series of events that started when Costello attended
several of von Otter's concerts with his wife. Spellbound by her
singing, he began sending flowers backstage anonymously after each
performance. von Otter finally asked her manager to locate who was
sending the bouquets, and was surprised to discover it was none other
than Costello himself. Despite their viscerally different backgrounds,
they soon decided to work together. Costello wrote a collection of
songs for von Otter and The Brodsky Quartet (for whom Costello had
earlier composed The Juliet Letters) in 1996 entitled Three Distracted
Women, which later culminated in a concert tour. Costello has since
called von Otter one of his favorite singers, and included her 1996
album Wings in the Night in his list of 500 favorite albums, published
in Vanity Fair's Music Issue in November 2000.
For The Stars was recorded in Stockholm at the famous Atlantis Studio
-- home to ABBA among others. Having recorded 27 songs in two weeks,
the creative juices flowed in abundance. von Otter has recorded
songs by legendary artists including The Beach Boys, ABBA, Tom Waits
and Elvis Costello of course. In addition to arranging and producing
For the Stars, Costello can also be heard singing and playing various
instruments on several tracks. Magical moments of the recording
process were filmed resulting in a documentary also entitled "For
The Stars." Both artists were captured on tape performing as well as
speaking about the evolution of the project, which is clearly a labor
of love for them both.
Anne Sofie von Otter was born in Stockholm and studied at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama in London. Since the mid-1980's she has
performed at many of the world's greatest opera houses including the
Metropolitan Opera In New York, the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden),
La Scala Milan and the Deutsche Opera Berlin. Having toured the
world over, she has made a name for herself singing a broad range of
repertoire encompassing works from the Baroque period to 20th century
music. She began recording for Deutsche Grammophon in 1985 - her
most recent recordings include the stunning holiday album, Home For
Christmas, and the critically acclaimed disc, Folksongs.
For more information on this release, please visit www.forthestars.net
or www.iclassics.com
Beth Krakower
CineMedia Promotions
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